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“Morning Sun” stars a small but powerful cast of three actresses.
‘Morning Sun,’ ‘Sylvia’ and ‘146 Point Flame’: Seniors wrap up their four years in Drama with individual productions
April 2, 2025
Students studying for physics, math and computer science competitions
Students fuel their academic passions with Olympiad competitions
March 27, 2025
MAP 11 students outside of Warner Bros. Studios
MAP 11 students explore the film wonders of LA
March 27, 2025
Seniors Aria Zhang and Niraali Garg rehearse “The Little Mermaid.”
Featuring a large ensemble, new actors and musical pieces, ‘The Little Mermaid’ classic hopes to garner a larger audience
March 27, 2025
There is one MOSAIC lesson remaining in the 2024-25 school year.
MOSAIC wins county-wide award for student impact
March 24, 2025
Combining multiple skill-sets fosters collaboration and growth in ceramics class
April 2, 2025
Kinoshita films a fight scene for her college sophomore-year passion project, “The Veil” — her first time as Director of Photography
Stories that matter: Alumna pursues cinematography to inspire through storytelling
April 2, 2025
Will students ever fully regain lost ground?
The lasting impact of pandemic learning loss: How COVID-19 reshaped education for a generation
April 1, 2025
The movie mixes elements of action and emotion throughout the story
‘Ne Zha 2’ is a cinematic masterpiece that redefines animation
March 31, 2025
Childhood, wedding and family photos from Bhan and Cai’s booklets.
Students explore family histories through APUSH project
March 31, 2025
The beam training area at Gold Star Gymnastics.
Paying it forward for the next generation of gymnasts
March 31, 2025
Bossow wrestles against Bellarmine at Overfelt High on Dec. 6.
Wrestling team shows significant improvement this season
March 27, 2025
Coach Brian Liao talks game strategy with sophomores Andy Lu and Teegan Seid-Pham.
New head badminton coach brings valued guidance for players
March 27, 2025
President Riley Adler demonstrates yoga moves on the March 20 meeting, focused on the benefits of the practice.
Sports Medicine Club strives to teach athletes to be more aware of their body
March 26, 2025
Brennan runs with the ball in a lacrosse game last season against Gunn.
Two paths, one team — siblings’ shared support transcends different sports
March 25, 2025
Mangione’s alleged actions were wrong, but the diagnosis of America’s failing health-care system wasn’t
Mangione’s alleged actions were wrong, but the diagnosis of America’s failing health-care system wasn’t
March 31, 2025
Stay safe.
In a dark time, it’s time to know your rights
March 27, 2025
Starting next school year, more students are able to study at MIT without worrying about tuition.
Educational institutions are wise to offer free tuition to low-income families
March 26, 2025
Nationwide voter turnout since 2002, blue is presidential, yellow is midterm
Sagging voter participation puts democracy at risk
March 22, 2025
Cutting the tree of the Department of Education in half.
DOGE’s cuts for educational programs cause instability and loss of research confidence
March 19, 2025
Students take a test in Mrs. Marks’ Spanish 3 class.
Spanish teacher Stephanie Marks connects language learning to current events
April 2, 2025
Courtesy of NOW Toronto
Why I fell for Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s collaboration
April 2, 2025
HMart on De Anza Blvd is a favorite spot of mine to venture during lunchtime.
Grading my top off-campus lunch spots
April 2, 2025
Tjahjadi’s nail designs from her Instagram account.
Freshman turns nail-art hobby into a side hustle
April 2, 2025
Every few weeks, I swap my phone case for a fresh new look.
My ever-changing phone case collection keeps my phone feeling new and fun
April 2, 2025

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All content by Saniha Shankar

“Don’t You Forget about Me” prom planning coming to a close

Saniha Shankar
May 10, 2010

Saratoga’s Got Talent

Olivia Chock and Saniha Shankar
April 2, 2010

Debate team offers guidance to younger kids

Saniha Shankar and Abhi Venkataramana
February 24, 2010

Cart Creations spice up lunch menu

Lillian Chen and Saniha Shankar
February 22, 2010

Mock trial season comes to a close

Saniha Shankar
February 22, 2010

Proposed schedule that would end first semester before winter break seems to be popular

Saniha Shankar
February 6, 2010
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2006 SHS alumnus wins Rhodes Scholarship—the 4th grad to win in 10 years

Saniha Shankar and Christine Tseng
December 15, 2009
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As college application season ends, 72 seniors await early decisions from their dream schools

Saniha Shankar and Olivia Chock
December 4, 2009

More light needs to be shined in recommendation process

Staff editorial: Anoop Galivanche, Saniha Shankar, Uttara Sivaram, Abhi Venkataramana, and Jason Wu
November 4, 2009

Speech and debate: Novice tournament yields promising results

Saniha Shankar and Abhishek Venkataramana
October 30, 2009

Mock trial team selected

Saniha Shankar and Abhi Venkataramana
October 30, 2009

Celebratory breakfast hosted for National Merit Scholars

Saniha Shankar
October 21, 2009

School’s API score climbs by 5 points

Saniha Shankar and Mac Hyde
October 16, 2009

Speech and debate starts coming together

Saniha Shankar and Abhishek Venkataramana
September 16, 2009

Seniors to take finals early

Saniha Shankar
May 12, 2009

Torrens’ class takes new approaches

Saniha Shankar
March 19, 2009

Saratoga becomes “Distinguished”

Saniha Shankar and Kavya Nagarajan
March 18, 2009

Speech and debate competes at State Qualifiers

Emily Chen and Saniha Shankar
March 10, 2009

Mock Trial season comes to a close

Pia Mishra and Saniha Shankar
March 10, 2009

Speech and debate competes at Stanford

Abhishek Venkataramana and Saniha Shankar
February 12, 2009

Mock Trial competes in Santa Clara competition

Abhishek Venkataramana and Saniha Shankar
February 12, 2009

Mock Trial competes at first scrimmage

Abhishek Venkataramana and Saniha Shankar
January 23, 2009

Freshmen thrive in speech and debate

Emily Chen and Saniha Shankar
January 22, 2009
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Seniors change Facebook names to avoid college check-ups

Saniha Shankar and Brian Tsai
January 22, 2009

Novices shine at Milpitas Tournament

Emily Chen and Saniha Shankar
December 12, 2008

Speech and debate: Novices shine at Milpitas tournament

Saniha Shankar and Emily Chen
December 5, 2008
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Page releases third CD

Saniha Shankar
November 21, 2008

GATE program undergoes changes

Synthia Ling and Saniha Shankar
November 20, 2008

Mock elections draw parallel to real elections

Synthia Ling and Saniha Shankar
November 18, 2008

Speech and debate team kicks off season

Emily Chen and Saniha Shankar
October 21, 2008

Mock Trial team holds tryouts for 2008 season

Saniha Shankar
October 16, 2008

New Facebook layout confuses teens

Saniha Shankar and Tim Rollinson
October 15, 2008

Don’t mess with Texas: guns in school

Shannon Galvin and Saniha Shankar
October 13, 2008

Saratoga experiences 25-point API score increase

Saniha Shankar and Andy Tsao
September 22, 2008

English teacher steps up as Speech and Debate Head Coach

Abhishek Venkatarmana and Saniha Shankar
September 17, 2008

School now using video cameras in parking lots, football field.

Vijay Menon and Saniha Shankar
September 15, 2008

Exaggeration on college applications preventable

Saniha Shankar
May 29, 2008

STAR affects community and student future

Saniha Shankar
May 19, 2008

Bombay in the Bay celebrates Indian culture

Aditi Jayaraman and Saniha Shankar
April 4, 2008

Court of dreams: Basketball coach Mike Davey plans for full outdoor court

Aditi Jayaraman and Saniha Shankar
April 3, 2008
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